black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
alternately; in succession
false charge; slander; defamation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
poisoning; kill by poison
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
return; relapse; recurrence
mutation; change; vicissitude
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to annoy; to cause trouble
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
in that manner; like that
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance